The poll is based on 10 million votes cast by FHM readers all over the world. Freida, who was anonymous to the western world until Slumdog Millionaire happened, takes the 10th position in the list.
The list is topped by the ‘flatty batty’ Cheryl Cole, who knocked last year’s winner Megan Fox to the second position in FHM’s sexiest women list. ‘X man’ star Cheryl, married to footballer Ashley Cole, is the first British woman to top the list in last three years.
Other sexy beauties in the list are Anna Friel, Kristin Kreuk, Elisha Cuthbert, supermodel Adriana Lima, Keeley Hazell, Britney Spears (shocking) and yummy mummy Jessica Alba. Freida comes last in the top ten.
Last month, Pinto was also voted among the top five Hollywood sexiest women by a men's magazine and was in contention to be the world’s most beautiful woman in a poll by Vanity Fair magazine.
After her overnight rise to fame the 24-year-old model-actress has landed a project with Hollywood director Woody Allen with a starcast including Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Naomi Watts, and Nicole Kidman. She’s presently shooting for an Israeli film.
Freida has also emerged as the most sought after girl to pose for the covers of world’s leading magazines and is walking the ramp for many international designers, too. Her management company has decided not to pitch her as an Indian girl in international films, but as a true global face.